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Joe

wrote:
I am looking to put a storage building on my property and was wondering
about the advantages and disadvatages of wood vs. concrete vs. steel
vs. vynal vs aluminum (including aproximate price because these sites
that sell buildings dont ever list them.)

thank you

Clark

First contact your building inspection people and find out what
zoning/permit requirements are. Then go to Menards, HD, whoever, and
look at whatever prefab kit pleases you and fits the city codes. Line
up a good concrete crew for the pad and get a contract. Get a crew for
site prep and another contract. Go down to city hall and get a building
permit, now that you know roughly what your costs are.
The size of structure you contemplate pretty much eliminates vinyl
sheds. DIY steel buildings take incredible amounts of time and fussing
with fasteners to assemble and then need major interior work unless you
are only keeping rough eqipment out of the weather in them. Prefab
structures are by far the most cost effective in most areas on the
dollars per square foot basis. HTH

Joe